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Dinosorex sansaniensis

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sorex sansaniensis was named by Lartet (1851). It is the type species of Dinosorex.

It was recombined as Dinosorex sansaniensis by Engesser (1972), Ziegler (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. grycivensis, D. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Sorex sansaniensis Lartet
1972Dinosorex sansaniensis Engesser
2005Dinosorex sansaniensis Ziegler p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyHeterosoricinaeViret and Zapfe 1951
genusDinosorex
speciessansaniensis(Lartet 1851)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Dinosorex sansaniensis Lartet 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 6 or 15.98000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Dinosorex sansaniensis (45604 45612 45613)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Dinosorex sansaniensis (46285)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Dinosorex sansaniensis (45603)